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Aha Moments

Art can change everything.

How has a work of art changed your life? Artists (including the author Jon Ronson, the comedian Sandra Bernhard, and the band Devo) and listeners share how a song, a story, or a painting transformed their view of the world and changed the course of their lives.

Arts, Culture & Media

Aha Moment: Kiss “Alive!”

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July 07, 2016

Sergio Muñoz was only seven years old when he became a devotee of the band Kiss. Isolated and lonely, he imagined Gene Simmons as his own personal guardian angel. 

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Aha Moment: Lee Ann Womack

Studio 360

February 11, 2016

Sometimes a song on the radio can change your life. How “I Hope You Dance” saved one woman from a very expensive mistake.

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Aha Moment: “My New York Diary”

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January 21, 2016

Graphic novelist Julia Wertz found her calling on a trip to the library.

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Aha Moment: Peanuts in Panama

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November 26, 2015

How Victoria de Puy and her daughter Geraldine came to understand their relationship through the friendship of Snoopy and Woodstock.

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Aha Moment: Whitney Houston and Shara Worden

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November 05, 2015

Shara Worden grew up singing Bach and other religious music. But hearing Whitney Houston on the radio changed her direction — and gave her the courage to make music of her own.

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Aha Moment: Perry Mason vs. "The Paper Chase"

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August 20, 2015

Jonathan Amsbary grew up on the idealized, "Perry Mason" version of what a lawyer could be. But "The Paper Chase" showed him what kind of person he didn't want to be. 

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Aha Moment: Talking Heads

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July 09, 2015

Amy Douglas was suffering from depression and an eating disorder at a boarding school for troubled kids. Then she stumbled on the cassette tape that changed her life.

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Aha Moment: The Rolling Stones and Of Montreal

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July 02, 2015

As a teenager, Kevin Barnes from the band Of Montreal learned the Rolling Stones’ “Under My Thumb,” and those simple chords changed the course of his life.

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Aha Moment: John Darnielle and Black Sabbath

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June 25, 2015

John Darnielle has been compared to the greatest lyricists in pop music history. But his biggest influence wasn’t the American songbook, it was heavy metal.

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The Pantheon: A Lesson in Designing With Light

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April 02, 2015

Steven Holl is one of America’s most respected architects. When he first went to Rome as a student, he discovered the building that would shape his career.

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